Intially they are expensive but they have a 6 year warranty to decide that and if they perform they're just cheaper or if they fail I'll just rma it.

Noctua's = Long term Value and reliability

I think the important thing here is the application, assessing your needs and budget when deciding on a fan. Noctua's are considered a premium brand and you pay a premium price.

A more intellectual and less antagonistic view and something I completely agree with.

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Originally Posted by Dizz

Hi Bojamijams, I have to say that I completely disagree with your assessment of the Noctua NF-P12s. I have no doubt that you consider them to be poor value & indeed in your case & with your intended usage they may in fact be quite unsuitable.

However, there are situations such as mine where they are unsurpassed & provide the required cooling in absolute silence.
My Workstations have at considerable expense been refitted with Noctua NF-P12s. On average each station has between 8 to 13 Noctua NF-P12s per enclosure; the stations operate 24/7 @ full load & are now also completely silent.

The sheer volume of fans alone has always guaranteed satisfactory cooling but the real issue has always been that over time; “lesser fans” in such volumes, eventually become noisy & collectively very, very noisy. Therefore, to maintain a quite working environment with such a large number of fans per case; my experience to date has been that most fans need replacement within 12 months.

Now if we revisit the concept of value you can see that the Noctua NF-P12s are virtually priceless to me. They are silent now & should remain so over time & should they become noise, at any time in the next 6 years I will return them under warranty, as faulty.

To conclude, if the Noctua NF-P12s are able to perform for the next 6 years in silence then they will be the cheapest fans I have ever purchased! As you can see its horses for courses, I have no doubt that there are enclosures & OC expectations that would be unsuitable for a Noctua NF-P12 but that doesn’t automatically mean that it’s an inferior or over-priced product. Thankfully there are other products from other venders that can fill the many requirements that exist.